Rob& Chyna: the saddest evidence on Tv

The format of this dreadfully dull show is identical to others of the Kardashian empire: interminable panoramas of people sitting in kitchens not feeing cheese plates

Is there a least qualified actuality substantiate stellar than Rob Kardashian? If you lined up 10 parties from the casting file of A& Es Intervention and Rob Kardashian and had to choose one to base an ongoing tv series around, would you ever pick him unless you are familiar with his last name? Isnt this a tragedy? Shouldnt we all be more unnerved?

Sunday darkness premiere of the brand-new E! succession Rob& Chyna recognizes the return of the black sheep Kardashian to the public eye. Hes expended years of their own lives unwilling to leave his room, which effected him to amplification( his statements) a clutch of heavines. He appears little comfortable clearing gaze linked with other human being than the little orphan daughter Newt from the movie Aliens. A Los Angeles Dodgers hat covers whats left of the poorest of the poor people thin, unkempt whisker. His wardrobe contained in T-shirts , nondescript jeans and sneakers. In other paroles, when I watch this astoundingly depressing program, I assure myself and what I might become( minus the millions of dollars ).

The first few minutes of Rob& Chyna intend to shape us empathize with Rob and his pregnant fiancee Blac Chyna. As an digression, isnt it a little bit horrid that Blac Chyna extends almost exclusively by the call Chyna in the first episode now that the original Chyna the former WWE wrestler has died? Its like ransacking through people jewelry after a funeral.

Regardless of what you call her, Blac Chyna is the actual ace of this picture, even if her mention is second on the marquee. She came up from the world-famous airstrip squads of Atlanta and grew something of an entrepreneur, at least in accordance with the rules that we characterize that statement in 2016. She took the Kardashian template of monetizing tabloid infamy through a religion of identity social media ubiquity, labelled products, and now, the final piece of the riddle, an E! reality dealership. Shes become a major supporting player in the ongoing Kardashian meta-narrative having a baby with the rapper Tyga, who then leaves her for Kylie Jenner, which leads to Chyna unite obliges with Rob. Whether or not her relationship with Rob is genuine or a calculated effort to increase her making potential is not for me to decide (* cough its bullshit cough *) but what is is whether or not this TV show is good. Its not.

I said here today that the producers of Rob& Chyna( which include the titular Rob and Chyna among their ranks) do try to spice things up. Scott Disick appears in the role played by Robs only friend in the whole world and his chauffeur, schlepping him around Los Angeles like a pasty lily-white Morgan Freeman from Driving Miss Daisy. Theres a memorable situation where Rob steps into Chynas home in full Eeyore mode, carrying blooms to apologize for texting bitches. Chyna isnt having it, grabs the flowers, grubs them in a consortium, then knocks Rob out of her live. This is the turning point of the alleged narrative, as the rest of the escapade involves Chyna trying to get Rob to text her back, as she has seemingly forgotten that she screamed at him to leave her alone while pissing all over his romantic gesture. Im sure Rob Kardashian, AKA Calabasas Morrissey, certainly took that well.

Finally, Kris Jenner, matriarch of the expansive Kardashian family and former nemesis of Blac Chyna, appears to counsel Chyna on how to deal with Rob. Jenner is shown to be so wise that I half expected her to have grown a whisker, are caught up a large twig, and shed on a pointy hat off-screen. Much has been made of how Blac Chyna is so clever and took down the Kardashians by getting engaged to Rob. Thats a nifty little underdog narrative, but if you think that Kris Jenner isnt clever enough to use this to her advantage and will be the ultimate winner of this dim-witted rivalry, then you arent paying attention to the picture. Thats fine, since it probably obliged you pass out from boredom, but the fact remains that one of the last faces you see in this first chapter is Kris Jenner. The whole brainless endeavor is hers and hers alone. Chyna can have a piece, as long as she pays her taxes to her feudal lord.

And there were Rob. At last-place, they found a course to monetize his mopey face and wrinkled invests. Instead of a Shrek-like character they continue locked up in a cellar, he has his own establish, which merely furthers the goals and objectives of their own families. In exchange, this humankind who probably has real clinical depression has to pretend to be a TV sun. By collision, E! has stumbled upon the saddest depict on tv, so filled with existential despair that youd acquire it was drummed up by a government-funded writer in some sodden Scandinavian country over a bottle of inexpensive scotch. If you watch more than one of these occurrences, youll perhaps find yourself not leaving the house for years, just like Rob Kardashian.